An applicant shall file a standard permit application that includes the applicable form, including attachments, as follows:

1. (a) An applicant seeking to operate a collection, storage, and transfer facility shall complete a “Standard Permit Application for Solid Waste Collection/Storage/Transfer Facility,” NHDES-S-05-039, December 2024, available at: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/?formtag=nhdes-s-05-039. The applicant shall submit with the form:

   1. (1) A clearly labeled, USGS topographic map, or copy thereof, prepared on a scale of 1:24,000 or 1:25,000 plotting the location of the facility;
   2. (2) The applicant shall review Env-Sw 303.06 through 303.12 to determine which entities the applicant must notify in accordance with Env-Sw 303.05, and attach proof of having provided legal notices and filings by submitting a copy of each notice and the signed certified mail return receipt card or if by hand delivery, the signed acknowledgement from the recipient;
   3. (3) If the applicant is not the property owner, a copy of the document(s) that demonstrate(s) that the applicant and their successors and assigns have or will have a lease, easement, or other legal right for use of the property for the purposes proposed in this application and consistent with RSA 149-M, the solid waste rules, and any permit that may be granted;
   4. (4) If the facility is located, or proposed to be located, on property where a right-of-way, easement, or other legal right for use of the property has been granted to a third party(ies), a copy of the legal document(s) describing and identifying the right-of-way, easement, or other legal right for use of the property by a third party(ies);

   5. (5) Provide a site report that demonstrates the location of the proposed facility complies with all applicable siting requirements as noted in Env-Sw 314.02(a), and that the site is, in all other respects, a suitable location for the proposed facility. The site report shall include a narrative description of the site that identifies and describes:

      1. a. Existing site features, conditions, and topography;
      2. b. The location of the proposed facility;
      3. c. The physical relationship of the proposed facility to its surroundings;
      4. d. Anticipated traffic impacts by the proposed facility;
      5. e. A 50-year history of the use(s) of the site;
      6. f. Any known or suspected conditions at the site which are or should be of environmental, public health, or safety concern;
      7. g. Proximity to and potential impacts on receptors and sensitive environments including, but not limited to, floodplains, wetlands, habitats for endangered or threatened wildlife, designated rivers, other surface waters and water supplies including reservoirs, intakes and supply wells; and
      8. h. Other information as required to demonstrate compliance with the applicable siting requirements;
   6. (6) A copy of the local tax map(s) which shows the property on which the proposed facility will be sited and which identifies all abutters required to be notified pursuant to Env-Sw 303;
   7. (7) A map(s) identifying surrounding land use and zoning, as well as surrounding topography and infrastructure such as but not limited to streets, buildings, and utilities within 1,000 feet of the proposed facility site;
   8. (8) A map(s) of the proposed facility’s proximity to potential receptors within 1,000 feet of the proposed facility site as well as sensitive environments, including, but not limited to, floodplains, wetlands, habitats for endangered or threatened wildlife, designated rivers, other surface waters and water supplies including reservoirs, intakes and supply wells;
   9. (9) A map(s) or figure(s) as required to demonstrate compliance with applicable siting requirements;

   10. (10) A hydrogeological report for the site that includes:

       1. a. A description of the site topography and surface drainage;
       2. b. A description of site soils as determined by subsurface investigation(s) or review of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil report(s);
       3. c. The approximate depth to bedrock and seasonal high groundwater;
       4. d. Groundwater flow direction;
       5. e. For facilities requiring a groundwater management or release detection permit pursuant to RSA 485-C, other information required by the administrative rules for groundwater management or groundwater release detection permits, Env-Or 600 and Env-Or 700, as applicable; and
       6. f. A summary outlining the main findings of the report;

   11. (11) For facilities requiring information on in-situ soil and rock characteristics for foundation design, a preliminary geotechnical engineering report that includes:

       1. a. A description of the subsurface exploration program;
       2. b. A summary of subsurface conditions;
       3. c. Field and laboratory data, including subsurface exploration logs and a site plan showing exploration location(s);
       4. d. A summary of findings;
       5. e. Recommended preliminary geotechnical engineering design parameters required to conduct preliminary evaluations, analyses, and calculations needed to demonstrate compliance with the siting and design requirements in the solid waste rules, which parameters shall be substantiated by the field and laboratory data; and
       6. f. A conclusion regarding the geotechnical suitability of the site for the proposed facility;
   12. (12) A plan showing existing site conditions; and
   13. (13) Preliminary plans and specifications with calculations and other supporting documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with all applicable design requirements prepared in accordance with Env-Sw 1103.05;
2. (b) An applicant seeking to operate a processing and treatment facility shall complete a “Standard Permit Application for Solid Waste Processing/Treatment Facility,” NHDES-S-05-041, December 2024, available at: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/?formtag=nhdes-s-05-041. The applicant shall include with the form the information required under Env-Sw 314.03(a)(1) through (a)(13);
3. (c) An applicant seeking to operate a landfill shall complete a “Standard Permit Application for Solid Waste Landfill Facility,” NHDES-S-05-040, December 2024, available at: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/?formtag=nhdes-s-05-040. The applicant shall include with the form the information required under Env-Sw 314.03(a)(1) through (a)(13); and
4. (d) An applicant seeking to close an unpermitted landfill shall complete a “Standard Permit Application for Solid Waste Landfill Closure," NHDES-S-05-026, December 2024, available at: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/?formtag=nhdes-s-05-026. The applicant shall include with the form the information required under Env-Sw 314.03(a)(1) through (a)(4), Env-Sw 314.03(a)(5)a. through (a)(5)e., and Env-Sw 314.03(a)(6) through (a)(13).

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Env-Sw 300) #8462-B, eff 10-28-05; ss by #10595, eff 7-1-14; ss by #14124, eff 11-23-24, EXPIRES: 11-23-34 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Sw 300)